Melissa Gladden

It is killing me to write this review. The long-awaited Deadpool and wolverine was a disappointment. Slow to start, action-packed at the end with great cameos and appreciated cameos. I found the entire scenes with Logan's bones to be monotonous. And was disappointed that I had wasted money in a theater to see this. I was thoroughly disappointed and it is killing me to write this review. Wait for it to come out on streaming platform that is free. But, as a Deadpool lover and as a marvel universe aficionado, I can say I still will buy the movie to have my collection complete but it will not be my favorite Deadpool movie and knowing that it will be the last one made is even more disheartening because to end it like this was a shame. It should be noted that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman were as always phenomenal but the writing was two technical with not enough humor and a lot of background and sadness and drama. We come to love Deadpool because of the humor that comes directly from Deadpool himself. And Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have such a unique vibe that we expected far more along those lines. Once again this is killing me to right. I had such overkill of expectation and the movie just fell flat for me.

I would have given this a 5 star review. But one thing sticks out like a sore thumb. And that is Gomez Adams. He is supposed to be a suave debonaire creepy handsome devil lover type. Altho i adore the actor playing him in other roles. This role is a no-no. Bad casting. Mark Consueles definitely ! Wilmer valderamma , johnny depp, hell even antonio banderas!! Otherwise…solid directing (Tim Burton obviously), solid story telling. Anxious to see what the future has in store for this gem.

There are some cheesy moments of this movie. But the actors are wonderful, the story is sweet yet suspenseful. And in a time of the world where so much is going on .. a little cheesy never hurt anyone. Political jab taken .. Ted Cruz himself would have probably laughed at. As a white person i can take a jab or two b coz i know I AM NOT against another race. So it doesn’t apply to me. I would like to see more of these types of sappy movies in the world. A definite watch. A definite sit down, popcorn, and chill night. Let’s see a sequel where the ghosts now know he is a “helpful human” to their kind and goes on to help more ghosts. Ernest coming back Wouldn’t hurt.

It fell short in continuity for me. I felt there could have been a scene with the boy and his reporter friend to give a “back story” so that those of us could get on board. It skipped around a bit., from a city gripped by a wanna-be to training the boy for a few screen seconds which was a wasted moment of screen time, to one screen moment he is saying no he’s not the good guy, to the very next screen moment he is telling the kid all about his power, to the (hopefully) exaggerated way in which Stallone walked and “acted” like a man of 80 rather than a “super hero/villain”. (Yes I know he is 70+ But he has never shown it like in this movie). I could’ve got on board with that fact, had there been a more in-depth backstory as to maybe without his brother he lost some of his power, or even The lack of his hammer zapped some of his power away etc. The explanation as to why he was “weak” was weak. The burning up of his body was completely lost reasoning wise. The fire scene lasted way too long, and with exaggeration that was unnecessary. Stallone has a brilliant production/directorial mind, and I am shocked at the final product. As I truly don’t believe it that lived up to the hype we expect from his movies. Good news however!!! , Stallone is the man!! Despite above I still gave it four stars for the action, plot and twist ending. another 20 to 30 minutes of good editing and a few more scenes to tie in and I feel they could’ve pulled this movie together and truly made it into something that could’ve spawned a sequel.. where samaritan never did die, and where they would hook up together and fight the criminals in the city together. Overall. A solid B rating from me for this movie 🍿. And as a girl who loves action, I would have love to given it an A !!!

Owen Vaccaro (the kid) Has moments of great acting, and then moments of inept acting or directing I’m not sure which. When he cries over his mother and father, it seems extremely fake. Overall jack black, and Cate Blanchett make up for any ineptitude. There were so many ways they could’ve made this movie better, but overall I believe it to be a solid good kids and family movie